Ignis (cycling team)
Cycling team
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Ignis was an Italian professional cycling team that existed from 1954 to 1968.[1] Its main sponsor was Italian home appliance maker Ignis.[2] The team won the team classification of the 1960 Giro d'Italia.[3]
History
Already in 1955, before the birth of the Sports Group, Ignis sponsored the Spanish national team competing in the Giro d'Italia; two years later the GS Ignis participated in the Giro d'Italia in association with the Spanish national team, with a team of Spanish cyclists only, led by Miguel Poblet, who won four stages.
From 1958 to 1961, Poblet, now the leader of the Gruppo Sportivo, won another twelve stages of the Giro d'Italia, three in each of the four editions. The 1960 Giro d'Italia also saw Ignis win four more stages (two with Dino Bruni, one with Pierino Baffi and Roberto Falaschi ) and the team classification.
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